Good side by side shotgun ?

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Looking to buy my first side by side to use for shooting trap. What's a good gun to start with keeping in mind I was to spend under 1000 .
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The biggest issue, other than sight picture, will be getting proper fitting from the stock.
 
Most trap guns are break action or slide-action, you can shoot trap with a SXS, but you should be looking for a Winchester 21 Trap. Off hand, it's the only SXS recent(in the last 40 years) trap SXS that's been made I can think of, you will need far more than $1000 to bring one home. SXS are generally made for shooting upland game, as a result they are generally built light to carry, quick to the shoulder and patterned to shoot flat. Trap guns are built heavy to absorb large volumes of recoil, stocked & set to pattern high.
 
If your looking to get s SXS to shoot on a regular basis for recreational trap it can be done for completion they are not the gun to use . Even s recreational quality gun u will be looking absolute low $"s 1.500.00 to $3.500.00 that price range will give you a quality gun that can with stand many rounds of shooting those prices are for used guns
 
If you want to use only for hunting it might be useful however for clay target shooting I would rather buy over/under.
 
Leannad28 said:
Looking to buy my first side by side to use for shooting trap. What's a good gun to start with keeping in mind I was to spend under 1000 .
Thanks
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Some people refer to all shotgun sports as 'trap', perhaps this is the case here. At any rate, as has already been pointed out, a sxs is generally not the best choice for the game of trap, nor skeet, nor sporting clays, 5 stand, etc. That's not to say that you can't use a sxs for these games, they're just not the first choice of most shooters.
 
Leannad28 said:
Looking to buy my first side by side to use for shooting trap. What's a good gun to start with keeping in mind I was to spend under 1000 .
Thanks
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Utilizing a SXS shotgun would be a great challenge to trap shooting. I've done it several times with a 16 and 12 gauge. A good Browning BSS would be a good start, followed by a L.C. Smith, the Shooting Edge-a CGN Sponser sells Fabarm, Parker. Check out EE on this site in the new/used shotgun section. He is my Fabarm which I purchased years ago at the Shooting Edge,along with the L.C. Smith.
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Of course for fun you can shoot recreational trap ( or skeet, sporting clays or five stand) with a side by side, or a pump, or even a Cooey for singles for that matter. If you get serious about competing and want to be competitive with your fellow shooters you will move to a more appropriate gun but for fun purposes shoot what you like! Don't pay attention to the gun snobs, they drive people away. As previously mentioned, the list of suitable side by sides in your price range is extremely small, mainly because few meet your price point. At $1500 or less all in you can't do better than a well cared for Browning BSS or Ithaca/SKB. Both are very robust guns, very well made from excellent material using sound designs and if not abused will hold their value indefinitely, may even appreciate slightly. There are a few Italian guns around, mostly unkown makers ( to us), most of them are fine, look in particular for Beretta and Bernardelli. Most German guns are very good, look for Merkel, Sauer, Geco, Simson for reliable makers. There are some good Belgian guns but few brand names to look for. There are loads of used Spanish doubles available , some good and some not. The problem is separating the good from the bad. In general look for an actual maker's name, not a catchy sales pitch such as " The Pheasant" or an importer's name like "International Imports". Companies like AYA, Sarasqueta and Union Armera made thousands of guns of all qualities but even their least expensive were good reliable guns. Used American doubles are frequently shot to death and the nicest ones are collectible and overpriced but if you can find a good one at a good price it may work for you. Be aware that many of these were stocked with excessive drop and kick like a mule. There are lots of fine British doubles around but most are over 100 years old, chambered for the short 2 1/2" shell and may be proofed for black powder cartridges only. They are beautiful guns but somewhat of a specialty field. Be aware that there are generally no parts available for any of these out of production guns, if it breaks repairs will be a problem.
New guns... not much choice in your price range other than CZ/Huglu. Most reports on these are generally favourable, not the quality of other guns that cost 3 or 4 or 10 times as much, but good value for the money. I'm quite sure that they would be perfectly suited to shooting hundreds of rounds a year but like all the others mentioned, they aren't designed or built to go 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 rounds a year like dedicated competitors do. That's why there is a solid steady demand for Perazzi, Kreighoff, Beretta and other target guns costing as much as a good late model used car.
 
Falconflyer said:
Some people refer to all shotgun sports as 'trap', perhaps this is the case here. At any rate, as has already been pointed out, a sxs is generally not the best choice for the game of trap, nor skeet, nor sporting clays, 5 stand, etc. That's not to say that you can't use a sxs for these games, they're just not the first choice of most shooters.
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And the people that play clay games know that which leads me to think that the OP is a "Back 40 Trap" shooter, which is cool.

That being said, a $1000 SxS will most likely not be awesome. There are deals to be found, but not many.
 
I shoot both trap and skeet with my SxS hunting guns in bothh 20 and 12, some I even use with black powder.
I shoot for fun and to keep in shape for hunting, but if I am going to get into a serious bit of shooting I break out the serious shotguns, My Wingmaster TB or the 11000 Trap!:cool:
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I have used a baikal ij58 sxs for trap and skeet. Its built tough and heavy. Its not the most elegant of sxs guns but i have well over 60000 rounds thru it. The forend started to get slight play around 55000 mark. Ive shot many perfect rounds with it
Used they go for $3-400.
If you want a sxs for trap go ahead and it. The posters above are correct on all points however you must start someone.
Ive seen a guy go 100 straight with an old ranger single shot and ive seen a guy break 3 with a top end kolar

Trap guns are designed a certain way for a reason but theres no reason lesser guns cant be used

Best of luck
 
3 out of 25 with a kolar and breaking out the 11 million when it’s time to get serious...

Look else where OP uless you really want to shoot with a sxs.


Maybe some one can post a pic of the sheik of Dubai with the holland and holland shooting bunker next?
 
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